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25 January 2021 • By Lachlan Maddock • 1 min read

Depleted super needs cash boost: AIST

Close to a million workers closed or drained their super through the government’s early release scheme, and one lobby group wants to see cash handouts ...

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‘Engagement has failed’: Hostplus urged to dump fossil fuels

A new campaign pressuring $50 billion industry super fund Hostplus to commit to a net-zero target and to scrap fossil fuel investments could clash ...

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Super funds defy virus fallout

The average median growth superannuation fund (61-80 per cent growth assets) ended the year up 3.7 per cent, despite the economic havoc wreaked by the ...

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Suncorp tops 2020 balanced super returns 

Suncorp had the highest-performing balanced superannuation option during the 2020 year, being one of two retail funds to top the list from research ...

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Time for common sense in super wars

The accusations that the government’s Your Future, Your Super reforms are “unduly focused” on industry funds have the ring of truth to them

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MTAA, Tasplan reveal merged rebrand

MTAA Super and Tasplan have declared their merged fund will adopt a new name, after their amalgamation wraps up in April.  The combined industry ...

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War of words rages over opt-in super

Both sides of politics have stepped up their attacks in the wake of rumours that the Morrison government is considering opt-in super. The ...

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Super funds ‘think everyone is stupid’: Bragg

Senator Andrew Bragg has called the superannuation system “a failure” and said that the Morrison government’s opt-in super plan was now being ...

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Super benchmarks merciless to funds: Rice Warner

The proposed legislation around benchmarking for the superannuation sector leaves no room for redemption, Rice Warner has warned the government

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‘No justification for overreach’: ASFA

The Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) believes that the Morrison government should consider the findings of the royal commission before ...

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